Marc Binkley

Tele Portrait

What is a good cheap canon lens for wedding/portrait work?

One of my friends is letting me photograph her wedding, and she can’t afford to pay me more then $300 so I’m not going to go all out and buy a new body/ expensive lens ect..and I do plan on buying a flash.
I have a 50mm 1.8 for the close ups, but I need a good tele lens for under $300. I’m using a Canon Rebel xs. I would also like to be able to use it for portrait work. One of my friends uses the Sigma 70-300 for Canon, would that be a good one to look at?
Thanks!

I have a 28-100 that works really well for macro and for portrait. are you using more than one camera body or will you have to switch the lenses out during the ceremony.
the 70-300 wont be much use for the close up stuff – but it should work well as a telephoto.
What sort of flash are you buying – for only 300 it sounds like you are not going to break even if you buy a new lens and a new flash unit.

the link below has some photography equipment review sites in it – you should take a look around at some of those forums (you don’t have to necessarily buy a canon lens for your canon camera)

Rollei Tele-Rollei Rolleinar 0,7 F/Close Focusing & Portraits. MINT. Case. RARE. $349.99

Focal 135mm 2.8 Nice Manual Focus Tele-Portrait lens for Canon FD mount $41.78

Olympus OM 135mm f:3.5 w/case-Beautiful Tele-portrait lens-NICE@! $66.23

Fujinon 7.5cm Tele-Attachment Portrait lens for Fuji 35-SE camera-Rare $93.31

Nikon 85mm F/2.0 AIS Nikkor Fast Short Tele Lens w/Hood; Portrait Bokeh: Exc+ $111.50

Vivitar 135mm F/2.8 Tele-Portrait Telephoto Lens for Olympus OM - Ex. Condition $24.95

M42 Fast 100mm Portrait Tele Lens Chinon Tomioka Hanimex RARE $179.00

Minolta MC 135mm 3.5 Celtic-Great Vintage Tele-portrait lens-NICE! $43.98

Schneider 135mm 3.5 Tele-Xenar-Great Portrait lens-Exakta SLR mount-NICE $142.29

Bushnell 135mm 2.8 Great Tele-portrait lens for Konica-mount-NICE! $27.82

Topcon 135mm f:4 UV Topcor-Great Tele-Portrait lens-with case good-condition $39.99

Topcon 135mm f:4 UV Topcor-Great Tele-Portrait lens-NICE $41.99

Vivitar TELE 85mm f1.8 Portrait Lens M42 Screw fit (T2 Mount) RARE Nice!! $47.42

Star-D 135mm 2.8-Great Tele-Portrait lens-Minolta MC Mount-Minty $61.16

Soligor Tele-Auto 135mm f/3.5 Portrait Lens Miranda Bayonet T Mount,VG++ $19.99

Rollei 135mm 2.8 Rolleinar w/Canon EF mount-Great Tele-portrait lens-Minty $210.40

Mamiya RB67 250mm f4.5 Tele Portrait Lens $225.00

Telesar 135mm 2.8-Vintage Tele-portrait lens for Pentax M42 Scree mount-Nice $39.69

Miranda 13.5cm 3.5-Beautiful Vintage Tele-Portrait lens-Minty $50.26

Topcon RE Auto-Topcor 13.5cm 3.5 tele-portrait lens $140.00

Minolta MC Celtic 135mm f3.5 Tele-portrait Lens EXC++ $49.99

Nikon Nikkor-Q Auto 135mm F2.8 Tele-portrait Lens EXC+ $99.99

CANON FD N 135mm f/3.5 Tele Portrait LEN F-1 AE-1 MINT $66.49

CANON FD 135mm f/3.5. Tele Portrait LENS Deal $37.99

Nikon Nikkor-Q 135mm 2.8 Tele-Portrait Non AI Lens $189.00

CANON FD 85mm f/1.8 TELE PORTRAIT LENS 1:1.8 MINT- $256.49

CANON FD 135mm f/3.5 Tele Portrait LENS AE-1 MINT BOX $75.99

Pentax-F 35-80mm 4.0-5.6 AF Sharp light 52.5-120mm on DSLR great portrait & tele $42.95

NEW ROKINON 85mm F/1.4 UMC PORTRAIT TELE-PHOTO Lens For Nikon Digital SLR Camera $385.90

MINT TAIR 11 A 2.8/135 M42 M39 Mount TELE / Portrait USSR KMZ Lens Perfect Bokeh $242.80

Minolta AUTO TELE ROKKOR-PG 135mm 1:2,8 portrait lens $79.00

MINT TAIR 11A 2.8/135 M42 Mount TELE / Portrait USSR KMZ USSR Lens Perfect Bokeh $270.00

Tele Portrait Lens TAIR 11A 2,8/135 camera Zenit Pentax M42 20 blades 11 A $189.00

CANON FD MOUNT 135mm f/2.8 TELE PORTRAIT by ROKINON JAPAN $39.99